Saw a pair of these at my hotel in Michigan last week... sign said "rentals coming soon". They look really well engineered, some thoughtful integrated touches. Would've loved to ride one. The website is a bit light on specifics though.

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I wonder, is ANY of the pedal power actually transmitted to the rear tire or is it all put towards generation of electricity to recharge the batteries? If this thing DOES sell for around $2K I would be VERY interested but I don't see it happening.

I wonder, is ANY of the pedal power actually transmitted to the rear tire or is it all put towards generation of electricity to recharge the batteries? If this thing DOES sell for around $2K I would be VERY interested but I don't see it happening.

The chain goes from the pedal to the rear sprocket, that means the rider's effort is being transmitted to the rear tire like on every other bicycle.
It looks like any number of Rans recumbents with a standard rear hub motor. It's a single speed so no derailers in its cost, standard rim brakes, nothing revolutionary about that bike. The only technology on it that hasen't been off the shelf since the 1920s is the lithium battery. $2k actually on the high side of what its price point should be.

I've got a long-wheelbase Sun EZSport CX with relaxed geometry like this, and two big lithium packs right under the seat on the mid-rack, with a front Nine-Continent hub motor. It rides just about the same as this bike and cost about 2000 dollars with batteries (48V 15Ahr). Definitely the Cadillac of my ebike fleets, except for the Catrike. So you don't need to spend a fortune to get a bike like this. It lacks suspension, but that isn't an issue on a big Cromo frame, with Big Apple tires on the back.

Basically it says I really like the bike, gives some of the more technical information on the electric parts of the bike and some performance data plus lists a couple of minor issues that have occurred with the "bike" part of the ebike.

Last edited by itsmedc65; 10-04-13 at 07:10 AM.
Reason: added a summary of the link I posted to on ES